Eight Nigerian soldiers, including an officer, have been killed by Boko Haram insurgents during an attack on a military base in Sasawa town of Damaturu Local Government Area in Yobe State.
A top security source, who preferred to be unnamed, confirmed to Channels Television on Wednesday via phone that eight soldiers including an officer and a civilian were killed, while several others were injured in the attack which took place on Tuesday.
“I can authoritatively confirm to you that there was an attack at dawn yesterday at Sasawa and eight military personnel, including an officer as well as a civilian, were killed during the raid,” he said.
“The insurgents overran the military base having come with seven gun trucks and took the soldiers on guard unawares.”
The source further revealed that several soldiers were still missing at the time of taking stock of…
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